The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-23

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| Alden, New York.
proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit. selected
from the Writings and Sayings of Henry Ward
| Beecher," by William Drysdale, revised in part
| by Mr.. Beecher is a collection of characteristic
utterances by the Plymouth pastor Enere are
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1 lively to severe. The collection contains many
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/ Mark Twain's English as She is Taught" has
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! of very characteristic and amusing specimens OF
| lame English, purporting to be genuine answers
! to examination questions in public schools. Any
1 person who has ever seen much of juvenile
| com position must admit that the specimens
very like the genuine. Many OF them are
| exceedingly funny. New York: Casseli & Co.
| Indianapolis: The Bowen Merrill Company.
| Fifteenth in the Famous Women series, issued
by Roberts Brothers, of Boston. is the Life of
| Mrs. Siadons, by Nina A. Kinnard. tits very
satisfactory biography of the great actress, and
is made particularly interesting by the use of
many of her letters. speeches and expressions.
| written without thought of publication. 1t fur
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latter part of the last century. For sale by the
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collection of stories by Helen jackson III. H.
There six OF them, all in the charming style
which won for the gifted author so large circle
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"The Flamiugo Feather" by Kirk Munroe. is
| interesting story for young people 1t was
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now issued in book form by Harper 81 Brothers.
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Harper & Brothers have published H. Rider
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'Zury: The Meanest Man in Spring County"
novel of Western life. by Joseph Kirkland.
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'The Two Brothers" Translated from the
French of Honore de Balzac. Boston,: Roberts
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1.-THE Story of Kenneth by Bayard Taylor. is
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Literary Notes.
Marion Harland's Common Sense in the
Household has been translated into German for
early issue by Scribner's Sons.
The law of heredty and primogeniture proves
itself true again. Anthony Trollope's eldest
has just issued his first novel, My Own
Love Story.
mans is to be prepared by his brother and sister,
w. j. and Eliza Youmans. It will contain
number of important and hitherto unpublished
manuscripts and letters by Darwin. Spencer,
Mill, Huxley, Tyndall, Lubbock, Agassiz and
other distinguished persons
Recent changes in prominent book publishing
firms include the retirement of Mr.. Theodore
Roosevelt as special partner from g. P. Put
mans Sons and his supersedure by Mr.. Walter
Howe; the withdrawal of Mr.. Stokes from the
firm of White. Stokes & Allen, and the forma-
tion of new partnership, White 81 Allen; and
the establishment of new publishing business
in Chicago by Mr.. John G. Buckbee. for fifteen
Co.
A number of Boston writer's have been dis
cussing the establishment Of literary
weekly to be called the Twentieth Century.
The editorial corps. as sketched out. includes
Henry A. Capp. who will have charge OF the
dramatic department.: g. A. Ralph, in charge OF
the art department.: Mrs Maud Howe Elliott, in
charge of the society department.; Miss Louise
Imogene Quincy, Bliss Carmen and Bernard
Berenson. in charge of the literary department,
and w. F. Apthorp, In charge OF the musical
department
Edward Atkinsons recent address before tho
Boston labor union 1.-THE Margin Of Profit"
is to be published at once by G. ?. Putnams
Sons in their Questions OF the Day series. With
/, the address Will be printed the reply of f. NJ.
Chamberlain, representing the labor union, and
Mr.. Atkinson's rejoinder The volume will con-
tain tabular represen ,ations Analysing the
sources and the division of the product of labor
and capital. together with the Labor Spec
trum," chart which gives the full details of the
present division of profits.
hymn and tune book for congregational use
is to be issued in the early autumn by Messrs.
Houghton. Mifhin q Co. 1t is edited by Profess
sors Harris and Tucker, of Andover, with the
cooperation, musical editor, of Mr.. Z. K.
Glezen, of Providence The selection Of hymns
and of tunes has the object throughout of ce-
velopng congregational singing. The best mu
but, in addition to tunes already familiar, only
such compositions have been selected
easily learned and remembered The book will
contain about $50 hymns and portion of the
Psalms
The Pail Mall Gazette announces the follow
ing the result of it's competition in regard to
the best novels: l. The best historical novel.
. Dickenss .'Pckwick.' g. The most inn einative
romance. Rider Haggard's ''She" 4. The best
novel with a purpose" Charles Reades ''Never
Too Late to Mend" 5. The best tale of sea
faring life, Marryats s'Midshipman Easy" 6.
The best tale Of country life. George Eliots
Wilkie Colns's ''Woman in White" 8. The
best tale for boys. Defoe's Robinson Crusoe."
g. The hest Irish novel. Levers "Cbarles OMal-
ley." TO- The best Scotch novel. Scouts 1.-THE
Heart of Midlothian" IL. The best novel of all,
Thackerays Vanity Fair"
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